About the Role
The Business Development Sales Compensation team administers the Business Development Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) within Group Benefits. Reporting to the Manager of Sales Compensation, the Compensation Analyst will calculate incentive payments, onboard new employees, and support the sales team with inquiries, reporting, and tools. This role partners with HR, Finance, and GB Operations to ensure the end-to-end incentive payment process is completed accurately.
Responsibilities
- Accurately calculate monthly and quarterly sales incentive bonuses.
- Calculate Sales Recognition Conference points quarterly.
- Work with the Manager of Sales Compensation on quarterly earnings reporting.
- Onboard new sales staff with 1:1 training on their sales incentive plan.
- Resolve calculation-related inquiries and exceptions with sales teams.
- Maintain and enhance process documentation.
- Identify and participate in process improvement projects.
- Develop and maintain tools that support sales staff.
- Attend/present sales staff training sessions.
- Support the planning of the Sales Recognition Conference.
- Partner with HR and Finance on quarterly and annual reporting.
- Support the Manager of Sales Compensation with modelling of potential plan changes.
Requirements
- Highly organized
- Detail oriented
- Computer and tech savvy
- Excellent communication with professional demeanor and phone manner
- Superb response to inquiries with the ability to question items and possessing an ongoing process improvement mindset
- Ability to work both in a team environment and independently with little direction
- Outstanding initiative
- Ability to maintain confidential information
- Ability to handle confidential information in a professional and discreet manner
- Excellent initiative to plan and manage work independently, including proactively solving problems and identifying ways to improve work processes and practices
- Process driven, yet able to be resourceful and adaptable
- Ability to deliver on commitments working independently to meet tight deadlines
- Able to multi-task and adjust to shifting priorities, demands and timelines
- Flexibility with hours to meet deadlines.
Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., V-lookup, pivot tables, formulas, formatting, macros)
- Strong mathematical, analytical, problem solving and financial modeling skills, with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with a customer focus
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Contract
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3-5 years work experience
Education Level
- Post-Secondary education or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $58,000 - $93,000
Benefits
- Flexible Benefits
- Pension, stock and savings programs
About the Company
- At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
- Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
- We're proud to be a Best Workplace for Hybrid Work by Great Place to Work® Canada.
- Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
- Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.
